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Simon Curtis is a British film director and producer.

Career

He is best known for directing My Week with Marilyn. Curtis began his career working at the Royal Court Theatre. His first job was assistant director to Caryl Churchill"s Top Girls.

He later became assistant director to both Danny Boyle and Max Stafford-Clark.

Notable theatre productions Curtis has worked on include the world premiere of Road, A Lie of the Mind, Roots, Dinner with Friends and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. In 2010, Curtis directed Serenading Louie at the Donmar Warehouse.

Curtis directed the British Broadcasting Corporation"s adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell"s Cranford in 2007. In June 2009, Curtis directed two new episodes of Cranford for the Christmas period.

Titled Return to Cranford, the episodes were aired from 20 December 2009.

In August 2008, Curtis directed the one-off television drama A Short Stay in Switzerland for the British Broadcasting Corporation. The drama, featuring Julie Walters, was based on the true story of Doctor Anne Turner, who decided to take her own life at a Dignitas clinic in 2006. In 2004, Curtis approached producer David Parfitt about making a film based on The Prince, The Showgirl and Maine and My Week with Marilyn. Two diary accounts written by Colin Clark about his time with Marilyn Monroe.

Adrian Hodges wrote and adapted the screenplay for the film called My Week with Marilyn.

Curtis and Parfitt went to British Broadcasting Corporation Films and the United Kingdom Film Council and they put up the money for development. Curtis then approached Harvey Weinstein who financed the film.

My Week with Marilyn was filmed in late 2010 and released in November 2011.

Achievements

  • A Short Stay in Switzerland was nominated for Best Single Drama at the Royal Television Society Awards and the British Academy Television Awards.